20 year old Xbox 360 addict dies of blood clot – your views?

A few days ago we spoke about health problems which are associated with playing consoles way too much, today on the front page of The Sun, the British Newspaper, the page was dominated by a news story which was titled “Death by Xbox”, this article spoke about a 20-year-old from Sheffield who sadly died from a blood clot which was supposedly caused by playing his Xbox for up to 12 hours at a time.

The article was written by The Sun’s health editor, Emma Little, it talks in detail about how Chirs Staniforth died outside a JobCentre, apparently he was talking to a friend about how he woke in the night with a weird feeling in his chest, however thought nothing of it, shortly after the converstion Chris dropped a packet of chewing gum and whilst attempting to pick it up he jolted back and began to spasm, an ambulance was called, but the paramedics could not save him.

It has now been confirmed that prior to this Chris did not suffer from any health issues, however the long spells his body stayed stationary for resulted in deep vein thrombosis, this was what caused Chris’ death, and his father wants people to realize of the serious risks game addiction can cause. According to The Sun’s article Chris lived for his Xbox and absolutely loved playing Halo, that said his faster wanted to make it clear that he didn’t blame the console’s manufacturer Microsoft.

If you are worried about someone you know encountering a similar fate you may want to point them in the direction of some deep vein thrombosis signs and symptoms, there are some things you can do to help prevent this from happening, check out this link for details.

We would love to hear what you think about this sad incident, do you think developers should do more to make gamers more aware of the risks? We think that loading screens which show warnings, or a leaflet inside the game’s box could perhaps make a slight difference, however at the end of the day it is up to the individual to live a more active lifestyle as we think everyone knows that long spells of gaming are not good for health.

people die of this every day.their are other factors that can bring on a blood clot.but it could of been a factor hear. u can limit this by a little exersise.just like Hfontenot2007@gmail.com said. get at least 30 min of exersise.

Hfontenot2007@gmail.com

As a fellow gamer and paramedic I would advise all gamers to take at least 30 minutes a day just to get outside..run..get your blood pumping..breadth some fresh air. It would make the world of a difference and save your life.

Mscwolfe

a message could come on your screen after an hour or so reminding the player that time has passed and they need to take a break.

Mscwolfe

a message could come on your screen after an hour or so reminding the player that time has passed and they need to take a break.

Such a sad loss of life. Saying that xbox killed him is just plain stupid! To me he was a video game addict and like all addicts they over exceed whatever substance or activity they do, he needed to learn that you can play for long times but in moderation and not 12 hours at once. This also make me think did he have a job, go to college or a life? 12 hrs is a long time to play for someone who has responsibility

Such a sad loss of life. Saying that xbox killed him is just plain stupid! To me he was a video game addict and like all addicts they over exceed whatever substance or activity they do, he needed to learn that you can play for long times but in moderation and not 12 hours at once. This also make me think did he have a job, go to college or a life? 12 hrs is a long time to play for someone who has responsibility

Freekill

I doubt using a controller for a excessive amount of time would cause blood clots 😛 granted it could of contributed to it but would not cause it. If this was the case then I am 100% there would be tons of stories like this.

course u did m8

im sure his name was gavin bull?

Anonymous

i feel sad for this but xbox didnt kill him he killed himself by not self control to not play so much hours wth 12 hours per day???R.I.P Man